Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids
by Snapshot Games Inc. · 26 Aug, 2025
6 downloads
About the Game
From the creator of X-COM, Julian Gollop, comes Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids—a unique blend of 3rd person action and real-time strategy.
The alien Brainioids have invaded Earth and stolen all our precious Brainium crystals in their Grav Spheres. Only Chip ‘n Clawz, a young inventor and his robo-cat, can thwart their evil plans by taking control of each sphere, all the way up to the Mothership itself!
FUSION OF ACTION AND STRATEGY
Play as the heroic duo, Chip ‘n Clawz, in single-player or co-op, to put a stop to the Brainioid invasion in a humorous story campaign and challenging side missions.
Jump right into the action in fast-paced, pick-up-and-play missions with easy-to-learn yet satisfying-to-master game mechanics that bring a modern take to classic strategy games.
Lead the charge against the Brainioids as you build your arsenal of buildings, weapons, vehicles, and abilities!
Assemble and command your army through the strategic Command View and fight beside them in large-scale battles.
Boss battles against the mu-ha-highest-ranking Brainioids will put your base and minion management skills to the ultimate test!
MULTIPLE MULTIPLAYER MODES
Experience multiplayer mayhem in epic army battles with or against your friends.
2-player couch co-op to double your fun—coordinate your tactics with a friend to defeat the Brainioid forces!
Dive into the PvP mayhem—classic online 1v1, 2v2, buddy up with a friend, or clash in split-screen 1v1 to see who's the best of the best! Couch not included.
Jump into PvP matches or invite anyone to join your adventure campaign on PC or consoles thanks to cross-platform support.
COMIC BOOK STYLE AND STORYTELLING
Set in a bright and exciting universe that transports players into a fresh, throwback comic-book-style world.
Meet a memorable cast of characters, each with their own story to tell during your adventures. We’re taking all sorts of brains in all sorts of jars!
Explore every nook and cranny to discover collectibles and secrets. Rare comic books will unveil the mysteries of the Brainioid invasion, and blueprints will help you build new weapons, minion upgrades, and hero abilities.
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Steam Patch Notes
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Great news, brain-squishers!
Today, we’re announcing Going Underground, a massive new DLC for Chip ‘n Clawz!
Scratch that, we’re straight-up releasing it! It’s available NOW!
Going Underground is a completely new story campaign and a massive content update.
Chip ‘n Clawz are in deep trouble! Literally! Their HQ has fallen into a bottomless pit full of creepy crawlies. Worse yet, the local army of alien bugs is commanded by a powerful alien creature who uses telepathy to mess with our heroes.
Here’s what we’re adding to the game:
A brand new campaign
11 new story missions in a new environment
New enemy faction: an army of unique Brain Bugs and their buildings
Area Control missions and playable Brainioids in story missions
An epic new boss
New HQ mods, weapons, status effects, comic books, and info cards
New multiplayer maps and content
New PvP and Skirmish maps
All DLC content that affects multiplayer (HQ Mods, weapons) is available for free to all players!
Mix ‘n Match
The DLC campaign can be played on its own or between missions of the core game
Progress is shared: all new DLC toys are available in all classic missions!
How does it work?
Once you get the DLC, all you need to do is complete story mission 5, “Stating the Blobb-vious” to access the new campaign. If you’ve already beaten that mission, you’ll see an arrow to the left of Blobbius’ helmet: that’s your gateway to the underground!
When you collect your new guns and HQ Mods, their blueprints will wait for you in the Loadout menu. Use Nanobitz to build them.
When you collect your new comic books and info cards, you’ll notice a new tab in the Gallery. Turn the page and enjoy!
The PvP and Skirmish maps are available right away: you’ll find them in the lobby when you create a new game. So are the new HQ Mods and weapons. Dive in and start blasting!
Enough reading, it’s time to Go Underground!
Join our Discord server to share your feedback and find multiplayer games. We've heard from reliable Brainioid sources that the devs hang in there. Apparently, said devs love hearing feedback, and even play games with our most devoted members!
See you in the tunnels!
Much bigger stuff is in the works, so stay tuned for future updates!
New features:
- New multiplayer map with a brand-new mode - Area Control.
- Reach the victory point goal before your opponent does to snatch the win!
- Available in PvP and Skirmish.
- Reach the victory point goal before your opponent does to snatch the win!
- Skirmish Map Pack 2 is added.
- All multiplayer maps now have a Skirmish variant. Go win them all!
- All multiplayer maps now have a Skirmish variant. Go win them all!
- Intel XeSS
- Quality profiles are now properly applied when using XeSS
- Integrated Intel® XeSS Frame Generation (XeSS-FG)
- Integrated Intel® Xe Low Latency (XeLL)
- Quality profiles are now properly applied when using XeSS
Tweaks and fixes:
- Skirmish rebalance - we did some fine-tuning thanks to your feedback and amplified the opposite difficulties. Easier difficulties are now easier, and harder difficulties hit even harder!
- Panic music now plays correctly when the Brainioids press the Panic button in Skirmish battles.
- Fixed a rare issue where the camera could get stuck inside the hero character when starting a level. Yikes!
- Fixed a rare issue (we’re talking really rare!) where the Pause Menu does not show correctly when pausing/unpausing quickly.
- <PC only> Wireless DualSense controllers are now detected correctly. No need for chords anymore!
Check out the full patch notes below, including new Friend’s Pass features. We’ll see you in-game!
PATCH NOTES
New features:
- Skirmish mode is added to the game! Pack 1 is now available.
- Play battles against AI-controlled Brainioids.
- Choose between 5 difficulties ranging from casual to unfair!
- Pack 1 comes with 3 maps: Brainioid Central, Commanding Heights, and Secret Base.
- Play solo, or invite friends in online or split-screen Skirmish co-op.
- Friend’s Pass - 2 PvP maps now available for free!
- Friend’s Pass players can now host public and private PvP games on the maps “Commanding Heights” and “Brainioid Central” for free!
Tweaks and fixes:
- Fixed missing Railgun VFX. Sniping the bad guys is flashy once again!
- The “For Whom the Brain Tolls” achievement now works properly. If completed, simply opening up the game will trigger it.
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Major fix:
- Fixed an issue causing the game to crash when placing buildings on missions with pre-placed Gun Turrets (“Guns Blazing” and “Stating the Blobb-vious”).
Tweaks and fixes:
- Gun Turrets now properly target General Blobbius and all of his cronies.
- A small rework of the mission “Stating the Blobb-vious” improves visuals and gameplay.
- Artillery now properly targets high-ranking Brainioids in the mission “We’re in Big B Trouble”.
- Janitors now properly yell when hurt, or if their doom is imminent. Poor things.
- Small tutorial tweak in the mission "Guns Blazing" now properly highlights Chip's Overdrive ability.
- A few typos were corrected.
- The “IDKFA” achievement now works properly. If completed, reloading your save will trigger it.
- A mysterious sphere named “Alien Cat Spawner” was removed from the game. Or was it?
We're excited to announce that Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids is now available on Steam! In celebration of the launch, from today until September 2, Chip ‘n Clawz is 10% off.
Combining real-time strategy with action-packed combat, Chip ‘n Clawz invites players to outthink and outfight an invasion of silly brain-in-jar enemies across a vibrant world inspired by Saturday-morning cartoons and old-school comic books.
Chip ‘n Clawz vs. the Brainioids can be played solo or with a friend—online, in split-screen couch co-op, or PvP. Collect precious Brainium crystals, build bases, and lead armies into battle. The third-person action puts the heroes right in the center of battle, allowing you to show off your combat skills and upgrade your arsenals, while issuing your armies commands. The game’s blend of action and strategy ensures an equal playing field for both tactical masterminds and newcomers alike.
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FRIEND’S PASS
This multiplayer-friendly adventure also has a Friend's Pass available to download for free on PC, PlayStation 5, and Series X|S. With the Friend’s Pass, you can join forces to save the world in online co-op... or go head-to-head to see who’s the best of the best in PvP multiplayer for free across any platform thanks to cross play support. As long as one person owns the full game, both you and a friend can play the full campaign via online co-op and play all the PvP maps available at launch.
All details on Friend’s Pass can be found here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1332430/view/526476055078242507
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We’d love to support creators – big and small – who feel like Chip ’n Clawz vs. The Brainioids would be a great fit for their channel. On Keymailer, you can put in a request for a Chip ’n Clawz vs. The Brainioids Steam Key. If you meet the requirements, your request will be approved, the key is yours, and you can jump into the game, create content and stream!
Follow this link to our campaign on Keymailer: https://www.keymailer.co/g/games/90aa109c
We're looking forward to your Chip ’n Clawz vs. The Brainioids content and streams! If you need any help with the game or want to chat with the dev team and fellow players, be sure to join our Discord community!
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GAME FEATURES
FUSION OF ACTION AND STRATEGY
- Play as the heroic duo, Chip and Clawz, in singleplayer or co-op, to put a stop to the Brainioid invasion in an exciting and humorous story campaign with normal and hard difficulty modes.- Jump right into the action in fast-paced, pick-up-and-play missions with easy to learn yet satisfying to master game mechanics that bring a modern take to classic strategy games.
- Lead the charge against the Brainioids as you build your arsenal of bases, weapons, and hero abilities. Assemble and command an army of minions and fight beside them in large scale battles.
- Exhilarating boss battles against the mightiest of Brainioids will put your base and minion management skills to the ultimate test.
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MULTIPLE MULTIPLAYER MODES
- Experience multiplayer mayhem in epic army battles with or against your friends!- 2-player couch co-op to double your fun – coordinate your tactics with a friend to defeat the Brainioid forces.
- Dive into the PvP mayhem – classic online 1v1, 2v2, buddy up with a friend or clash in split-screen 1v1 to see who's the best of the best.
- Jump into PvP matches or invite anyone to join your adventure campaign on any platform thanks to cross-platform play support across PC and consoles.
LIVELY COMIC BOOK-STYLE VISUALS AND STORYTELLING
- Traverse through a vibrant and fun world with a comic book-like style and flair.- Meet a colorful and funny cast of characters each with their own unique stories to tell across your adventures.
- Explore every nook and cranny of each level to collect rare collectible items and secrets, like comic books that unveil the mysteries of the Brainioid invasion, and find blueprints to build new weapons, minion upgrades and hero abilities.
MORE WAYS TO PLAY TOGETHER WITH FRIEND’S PASS
- Friend’s Pass will be available to download for free and support crossplay.- Players who own Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids will have the opportunity to play the game with a buddy for free with the title’s new Friend’s Pass – as long as one player owns the full game, both players can play the full campaign via online co-op and play all the PvP maps available at launch.
- With Friend’s Pass, it will let players join forces to save the world in online co-op... or go head-to-head to see who’s the best of the best in PvP multiplayer for free across any platform thanks to cross play support.
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